Concept Note - Carbon Neutral Meenangaadi Grama Panchayat

The people of Meenangadi Panchayat of Kerala in India are aiming to become the world's first Carbon Neutral Grama Panchayat by 2020. It aims to achieve this by conserving and expanding its forests and biodiversity; reducing its carbon emissions drastically from household, transportation and industrial sectors; conserving its soil and water; practicing organic agriculture; reducing and recycling its waste and preparing to tackle climate change with best practices for sustainable development.